Not an
Ostrich: And Other Images from America’s Library is the result of celebrated
American photography curator Anne Wilkes Tucker’s excavation of nearly 500
images—out of a collection of over 14 million—permanently housed at the Library
of Congress in Washington, D.C. While visitors to the exhibition might never
see an ostrich, they will see the image entitled “Not an Ostrich” and a large
selection of rare and handpicked works from the vaults of the world’s largest
library, many never widely available to the public.
This
exhibition spans across the history of photography—from daguerreotypes, the
first photographic process, to contemporary digital prints. Iconic portraits of
Abraham Lincoln, John Lennon and Yoko Ono, Cesar Chavez, and Elizabeth Taylor
appear alongside unusual images, such as, Stanley Kubrick’s “Strong Man’s Family”
(1947), John Vachon’s “Ice Fishing, Minnesota” (1956), Susana Raab’s “Chicken
in Love, Athens, OH” (2006) and Nina Berman’s “Flammable Faucet #4, Monroeton,
PA” (2011). Vivid color portrayals of America, across time, are highlighted in
juxtapositions of popular travel views from the late 19th century, created by
the Detroit Publishing Company using the then-latest “photochrom” technology,
on a screen next to striking contemporary scenes captured by Carol M.
Highsmith.
Info
Duration: Wednesday
May 16 2018 - Sunday September 9 2018
Venue name:
Annenberg Space for Photography
Address: 2000 Avenue of the Stars, Los Angeles
90067
Opening
hours: Wed-Fri 11am-6pm; Sat 11am-9pm; Sun 11am-6pm
Event
website: https://www.annenbergphotospace.org/exhibits/not-an-ostrich
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